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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1907

580 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 14 of 29

Dorrigo Shire Council

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 18 June 1907 · page 2

At the last meeting all the Councillors were present. Mr. McKellar resigned as valuator for C. Hidings And Mr, Prior…

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Dorrigo Shire Council

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 18 June 1907 · page 2

At the last meeting all the Councillors were present. Mr. McKellar resigned as valuator for C. Riding, and Mr. Prior…

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Tintenbar Shire Engineer

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 18 June 1907 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Tintenbar ,Shire Council a letter was read, from the Department of Public Works, pointing out that John Mallon was not…

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Proposed Severance from Dorrigo Shire. To the Editor of the Advocate

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 18 June 1907 · page 2

SIR, —Will jou permit me through the columns of your valuable journal, to refer to your leading article on the above subject of…

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Shire Councils and the Press

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 June 1907 · page 4

Hardly a meeting of the Shire Councils whose place of meeting is at Lismore passes without a request for the press to give publicity to some item for…

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Council Meeting Lapses

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 June 1907 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of the Council of the Municipality of South Grafton should have been held last night, but it lapsed as there was no…

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Harwood Shire

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 June 1907 · page 10

At the last meeting of the Harwood Shire Council Mr. Lobban, the President, called attention to the seriousness of the question of river bank erosion, and directed…

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Lord Mayor's High Jinks

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 June 1907 · page 7

There is a picturesque story in Cornwall which tells of a flery dragon having once floated through the air, and, passing over the town of Helston, dropped into the sea. The inhabitants…

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Shire Councils and Main Roads

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 June 1907 · page 4

How Shire Councils were going to maintain some of the main roads was a problem. Mr. M'Farlane represented this matter to the heads of departments which…

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Grafton Municipal Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 27 June 1907 · page 4

The reguar fortnightly meeting of the above was held last night, but owing to pressure upon our space, we are compelled to hold over the…

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Shire Council

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 4

At a meeting on Wednesday afternoon Cr. Lobban (President) was in the chair, and there were also present Crs. McLachlan, Kable and Read…

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Bellingen Shire Council

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 2

The usual meeting was held at Macksville on Wednesday, 19th inst., when there were present—Councillors Wallace (president), Stewart, Lyon,…

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Harwood Shire Hall

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 4

The new hall erected 'for Harwood Shire Council is completed, and ready for occupation, and the business of the Shire and of Maclean Municipal…

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Harwood Shire Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 29 June 1907 · page 3

Mr. T. Lobban presided at the regular meeting on Wednesday! The President intimated that acting under direction of a motion of the Council…

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Grafton Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 29 June 1907 · page 2

The Grafton Council met on, Wednesday, the Mayor, Aid. M'Farlnne, ' presiding. There were also present—Aid. Maxtod, Strauss, Smith, Bawden, Shore, Crispin,…

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Council Clerk Convicted

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 29 June 1907 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—Thomas Glassop, excouncill clerk of Ashfield, who was found guilty at the Darlinghurst Sessions [?] having embezzled over £400 of the funds…

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Grafton Municipal Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 1 July 1907 · page 4

The regular fortnightly meeting of the above was held on Wednesday night. Present: The Mayor and Ald. Smith, Crispin, Shore, Bawden,…

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Municipal Trading

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 1 July 1907 · page 2

Professor David Starr Jordan, President of the Leland Stanford, Junior, University, of California, who is recognised as one of the…

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Harwood Shire Council

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 2 July 1907 · page 2

Harwood Shire Council has now entered upon the second half year of its term of office. In view of the circumstances that the Councillors undertook…

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Shire Roads

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 2 July 1907 · page 4

Mr. Editor.—In a recent issue of your paper a Central Bucca correspondent wrote respecting the local effort in road-making. If I may be allowed to say something…

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